COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a man who was shot and killed on Triple Crown Drive in north Columbia the night before Thanksgiving say they believe it happened after an argument. The Columbia Police Department identified Edward Brown Jr., 46 as the victim late Wednesday night. Police said they were called to the 3800
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been arrested after she was accused of sexually abusing a child in Callaway County over the course of several years. Samantha Flansburg, 21, was charged Wednesday in Callaway County with statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and second-degree child molestation. She is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly used a mason jar to attack another man on Tuesday. Brent Smallwood, 35, was charged on Wednesday in Boone County with second-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been
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Antoni Garcia-Cordoba, 42, was arrested in Columbia, MO on Wednesday for his involvement in ATM “jackpotting” thefts in Pennsylvania.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old man died in a shooting in north Columbia on Wednesday. Officers were called to a home on Triple Crown Drive a little after 5:30 p.m. About eight police cars were at the scene, many with their flashing lights on, when an ABC 17 News reporter arrived. Crime scene tape was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge on Wednesday ruled that the Central Missouri Humane Society will have custody of the dogs who were allegedly abused by a local breeder. A lawyer for Melissa Sanders, 26, argued the animals she is accused of abusing should be returned to her. Boone County/Columbia Animal Control argued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of sexually abusing a child at a Moberly restaurant earlier this year was found guilty by a Randolph County jury on Friday. Hector Marcos-Perez, 33, was found guilty of second-degree child molestation of a youth who is younger than 12 years old. He will be sentenced at
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By Zachary Cohen, Kaanita Iyer, Holmes Lybrand, Gabe Cohen, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has identified the suspect involved in the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members, who remain in critical condition. The suspect is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to the US from Afghanistan in 2021, DHS said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has sued the Otterville School District and its superintendent, claiming that her First Amendment rights were violated after she was banned from athletic events in the district. The lawsuit – which was filed in the Western District Court of Missouri on Tuesday – says Teni Northern was banned from her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a child sex crime after authorities say he messaged someone who posed as a minor and asked them to meet for sex. Torrey Guerra, 48, was charged with child enticement and misdemeanor illegal possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police said Wednesday that a man charged over the summer with a 2018 rape was arrested in St. Louis. Antonio E. Bates, 58, of St. Louis, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for first-degree rape, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. A CPD spokesman said Bates will be brought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice confirmed on Tuesday that the name of a law enforcement operation that led to several arrests in Columbia last week was named after a song by The Killers. Operation Brightside — which resulted in 33 arrests and 19 indictments for mostly illegal gun possession – was named after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man pleaded guilty on Friday to three felonies in a January 2024 hammer attack at a Columbia bar. Kurtis Hoener pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault and one count of armed criminal action. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the charges. Court documents in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged with multiple felonies on Tuesday after she allegedly used a knife to attack another woman. Nica Turner, 64, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of firing a gun Monday at a Boonville intersection has been charged with several felonies. Dorian Gardner, 37, of Boonville, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the
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Maxwell Warren, a student at the University of Missouri, was recently accused of strangling someone at a residence hall after being blocked on Snapchat. The 18-year-old Kansas man was charged on November 3 with first-degree burglary, second-degree domestic assault, first-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies announced at a news conference Monday they arrested 33 individuals in a “warrant sweep” in Columbia. The Department of Justice says all but one of these arrests were for felony charges. 33 arrests 19 federal indictments 21 felony state warrants 6 residential search warrants In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who killed two women while driving on Interstate 70 in Columbia in 2024 was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. Walter Montejo pleaded guilty to lesser charges in connection with the deadly crash in September. As part of the plea, Montejo was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is accused of embezzling money from nonprofits in Boonville and Columbia is back in jail. Jennifer Waibel, 52, of Boonville, is being held at the Cooper County Jail for a Boone County warrant, according to online jail records. She was booked into the jail at 1:48 p.m. Monday and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were accused of stealing weed, oil and thousands of dollars from a Columbia home this past weekend, hours after police had conducted a death investigation. David Stroup Jr., 51, and Uneeda Stroup, 48, both of Alaben, Missouri, were charged with second-degree burglary, stealing more than $750 and stealing drugs. They
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